Hide vs. Seek

Released Aug 2017

An experiment gone awry gave birth to a mischievous, shape-shifting blob of goo! A state-of-the-art tracking robot was created to protect the house. Take the role of either character and join the frantic cat-and-mouse chase as the blob sneaks through the house while the robot hunts it down!

38% positive · 627 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Hide vs. Seek is a free-to-play online multiplayer game made by a nine-person graduate student team at the University of Utah. It launched on August 7, 2017. The store description explicitly states "No micro-transactions, no in-app purchases, just free," indicating the game was designed as a complete, self-contained product from the start — not as an ongoing service. After launch, the developer posted a brief bug fix update on August 10, 2017 addressing a connection issue and mentioning ongoing work on sound and resolution. That post is the last official communication on record. No post-launch content updates, expansions, roadmaps, or announcements of future features have been made since then. Given that the game was a student capstone project with a small team, launched as a finished free product with no monetization, and has had no developer communication since August 10, 2017, it is consistent with a game that shipped as a complete package. There are no unreleased DLC, no announced future content, and no sustained post-launch update pattern to suggest ongoing development.

Evidence

Developer announced the game launched on August 7, 2017, expressing gratitude to the community and noting they would monitor feedback.

news post · Aug 8, 2017 source content shipped

high

Store description explicitly states 'No micro-transactions, no in-app purchases, just free,' indicating the game was designed as a complete, self-contained product with no ongoing monetization or content cycle.

description source development ending

high

Media

Details

Developer

Brave Little Studios

Publisher

Brave Little Studios

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Multiplayer · PvP

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About this game

An experiment has gone horribly awry, giving birth to a mischievous, shape-shifting blob of goo! A state-of-the-art tracking robot was created as a countermeasure to protect the house. Take the role of either character and join the frantic cat-and-mouse chase as the blob sneaks through the house while the robot hunts it down!

Key Features:

Intense chases
Narrow escapes
Online peer-to-peer multiplayer through Steam
Unique character abilities
Free! No micro-transactions, no in-app purchases, just free.

Character Descriptions:

Hider:

A blob of sentient goo, the Hider's objective is to sneak around and gather as much goo as possible from canisters scattered throughout the house. It can turn into almost any object to disguise itself, but it also has a few defensive measures in case it is found by the Seeker. A brief sprint helps create some distance so the Hider can morph into a new object and vanish again. It can even vaporize a small percentage of its body to create a smoke screen that leaves a gelatinous residue on the Seeker's ocular unit. Once enough goo has been collected, the Hider can take over the Seeker by assimilating it into the glorious mass the Hider has become. If the Hider does not collect enough goo, however, it will run out of energy and the Seeker will reclaim the house in the name of order and cleanliness.

Seeker:

A robot hastily constructed to combat the goo, the Seeker is equipped with only the highest quality gear to stop the Hider. A high-tech squirt gun dilutes the Hider's goo until it is weak enough to be captured. A tracking grenade causes a chemical reaction on contact with the Hider that will cause it to leave a trail behind it for a short time. The Seeker can even detect how far away the Hider is, displaying the data on a hot-and-cold meter for maximum effectiveness - who needs numbers, anyway? The Seeker has to prevent the Hider from collecting goo until it runs out of energy, or capture it once it has been sufficiently weakened.